void initUART(void);   //initiate the UART
char getRndChar(void); //generate random char
char* getChar(void);   //retrieves char - not working
void putChar(char text); //put char in the hyper terminal
void print(char* text);  //print a string of char
void println(char* text); //print a string of char beginning with \n
void clearScreen(void);   //clear screen
